A hug from my salsa teacher revived an old attraction. I’m already seeing someone casually, and I still don’t know if my teacher is single.
Relationships & Desire
I Chose My Boyfriend’s School. Now He Might Move Away
I chose a graduate program partly to build a life near my boyfriend. Now he’s considering leaving California, and I’m afraid of what either choice could cost us.
Relationships & Desire
I’m 30 and Haven’t Had Sex. When Do I Tell a Date?
At 30, I have little dating experience and have never had sex. Getting back into dating has left me unsure when to tell a man—and what he might assume.
Relationships & Desire
He Turned Down My Invitation. My Friends Called My Reaction a Green Flag
He had plans with friends and wanted to keep them. When I told my girlfriends, they noticed something about my response that I hadn’t.
Playful Escapades
I Thought She’d Ghosted Me. She Was Asking If She Could Call
An evening phone call hadn’t happened by eight. I was starting to suspect ghosting when her text arrived with a rather different explanation.
Relationships & Desire
He Calls Me Wife Material but Keeps Seeing Our Coworker
He tells his friends I’m wife material, but he’s still seeing our coworker. I’m left wondering what his interest in me actually means.
Relationships & Desire
My Remote Coworker Has a Girlfriend—and I’m Catching Feelings
We’ve never met in person, but we talk throughout the workday. Now I’m wondering whether a close friendship has become a crush on someone unavailable.
Confessions & Secrets
Asking Other Women for Nudes While Calling Myself Committed
He loves his girlfriend, but looking at porn has turned into saving familiar women’s pictures and asking others for nudes.
Playful Escapades
I Slept With My Younger Coworker—Now Work Feels Different
A late-evening message from my younger coworker led to a very good week. Returning to work has been a little less straightforward.
Bedroom Talk
My Wife Wants to Gain Weight for Her Kink. I Don’t Share It
My wife trusted me with a desire I don’t share. Years later, our sex life is good, but the same painful conversation keeps returning.
Confessions & Secrets
My Boyfriend Admitted His ‘Friend’ Could Have Been Next
An archived chat led me back to our brief breakup—and to what my boyfriend had considered with a woman he called just a friend.
Relationships & Desire
I’m a Feminine Man Attracted to Masculine Women—Now What?
I’m feminine, often mistaken for gay, and attracted to masculine women. Knowing my type hasn’t made approaching someone any easier.